Extension of "No Real and Substantial Tort" Defence to Libel Claim
16-Dec-2009 | Copyright & Media Law
Peter Williams v Mirror Group Newspapers [2009] EWHC 3150 (QB)
Lawyers Timothy Pinto, Niri Shanmuganathan
There was "no real and substantial tort" where a claimant who was a convicted murderer, claimed libel against a publisher, as he had no reputation capable of protection.
In a positive decision for publishers, Mr Justice Eady struck out the claim as an abuse of process, applying the principle as set out in Jameel v Dow Jones.
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